Quote Originally Posted by birdgirl73
Good catch! Yes, I'm from here in the states. And normally I would indeed say "away at college" if I were talking only to other Americans. But Cassiopiea, who started this thread, is a Brit, and so I was answering his thread question in the language that'd be most familiar to him. I do this as often as I can here on these boards since our audience here is international--and since I think we Americans are sometimes appallingly U.S.-centric in our thinking and attitudes. It's just one of the many reasons we're sometimes regarded as arrogant by other cultures. I figure that since I've been lucky enough to travel to many other parts of the world, I might as well display as much sensitivity as I can toward other cultures when I get the chance. (Sorry for such a long answer!)
birdgirl, thank you so much for that, thats really nice of you. And for the record im so jealous of your psition in life, you sound so happy.

Have a GREAT day.